The read
The series ran 1 season across 4 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
Malice Aforethought is a four-part 1979 BBC Two miniseries by Philip Mackie, adapted from Anthony Berkeley Cox's (pen name Francis Iles) 1931 noir novel of the same name. For ten years, Julia Bickleigh has despised and bullied her husband. For ten years Dr Bickleigh has dreamed of romance ... and escape.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
3 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Miniseries | 4 ep1979 |
Key crew
- Ron GrainerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Hywel BennettDr Edmund Bickleigh
- Cheryl CampbellMadeleine Cranmere
- Belinda CarrollIvy Ridgeway
- David AshfordWilliam Chatford
- Vivienne MooreMaid
Stills
Themes
scotland yardbased on novel or bookfilm noirminiseries1920smurder plotunhappy marriageperfect murder